Some effects that are difficult to achieve with other mediums - the mixing of different thicknesses of paint for the sky, and letting them mix a little at the edges and the glow you could get as in the centre here by leaving the paper unpainted and first laying down clear water around that bright area, or in it, then painting carefully up to the area to get a soft edge.
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My latest demo - boats in a harbor setting in the New Venice area of Livorno in Italy. An area of wide canals, rather like Venice, winding through the historic part of the city.
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Watermouth Bay, Devon UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The small boatyard at Watermouth Bay in North Devon. Not a large boatyard, but in a very pretty location which I have painted a few times (especially the lifeboat at low tide). The boatyard runs up to the left. In front the ground slopes down to the sea, way over to the right. I tried to make a feature of the rocky foreground here and a small stream running under the pathway.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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Newquay, UK, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The cliffs on the western end of the harbour and the tide is in. A bit of cobalt turquoise works wonders for reflections.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
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I went a little extreme here on a bay in Sorrento, Italy. The building on the right was close to that colour, but not sure about the yellow and the blue. Anyway, a bit of fun mixing the colours and seeing what works with one colour against the next. Gardeners working with flowers and herbaceous borders will know this and experiment as well!
Sorrento, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Ifracombe Harbour, Devon. A view from the dockside and a more commercial side of the harbour. A bit of gentle merging of the reflections with the harbour wall for cohesion. My source photo had the light in a completely different aspect, but I thought this one looked more appropriate with a bit of contre jour.
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A bit of artist's licence with this one in that I don't think there is a 'cafe' right next to the lifeboat station, but I thought it helped the composition with some darker objects in the shade of the building. Then I went pretty abstract with the bottom left corner. Could be anything down there!
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A subject I have done a few times before and as a painting before I used some hand-made paints, so I could compare the two. Watermouth Bay/Harbour is a great spot for painting, especially at low tide when you get the more interesting harbour bed exposed and some nice puddles with reflections.
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An imaginary 'harbour' scene. I pre wet the paper after doing the initial sketch and then paint my initial wash, leaving out the bright areas. I had this idea of the sun coming through between the buildings. And a few gentle waves then in between the 3 boats.
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A second painting based on one of my late brothers, black and white photos. It was a holiday he had to one of the Greek islands. I don't know the exact location, but even in black and white, you could sense the bright light and the lovely hillside as the background coming down to the harbour. I was just guessing the colours, but hopefully was close to the mark.
Nice one Ian!
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